The party got started with the Homecoming Convocation Friday morning. Keymah was the keynote speaker.

The vendors lining the streets is a true sign of homecoming. If that wasn't a give-away, the proud alumni decked out in orange and green are always a given.

Agnes Turner, class of 1979, says, "It's a joy to be back on campus and to be among the other Rattlers. I'm a teacher here in Leon County. But, I took a personal leave day so that I could be up here among the spirit of Florida A&M University and just get the joy that comes with it."

FAMU student Matthew St. Fleur says, "Homecoming is not the same without the Marching 100. I think that's what is truly missing. The hones, pure homecoming is usually followed after the Marching 100."

Rattlers may have to endure a homecoming with the Marching 100. But, there will never be a such thing as a FAMU Homecoming without good food.

Lucille Fletcher, class of 1977, says, "One of the great things about coming to FAMU Homecoming is looking forward to the fish and fries and all the delicious food on the set."

France Stallworth, Ph.D. was in the first freshman class to graduate from FAMU in 1957. She is professor at the university. When asked what her favorite part of homecoming, she said, "Lets see, the food, the convocation, meeting the alumni, going to the game; all this good food around here. I love food."

There's always plenty of food, football, fellowship, and fun.

See the schedule below for the remainder of the homecoming events.

FAMU Release

Tallahassee, FL - November 9, 2012 - Florida A&M University (FAMU) held its annual Homecoming Convocation Friday, November 9, at 10:10 a.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. This year's keynote speaker is FAMU alumna, performer, writer, producer and director T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh. The general public was invited to attend.

Keymáh is known worldwide for her acclaimed work on TV's In Living Color, where she created endless impressions and characters; Cosby, as Bill Cosby's daughter, Erica Lucas; and That's So Raven, as Raven's mom, Tonya Baxter. Keymáh voiced Bumblebee on Teen Titans and Trixie's mom on American Dragon. Stage credits include Love Letters, with David Alan Grier; her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Some of My Best Friends: A Collection of Characters; the Moscow production of John Henry Redwood's drama, The Old Settler; August Wilson's Piano Lesson; and T'Keyah Live! …Mostly: A True Variety Show. Her film work includes Tales From the Hood, Jackie Brown and The Gilded Six Bit. Behind the camera, Keymáh produced the films One Last Time and Circle of Pain, directed an episode of That's So Raven, produced and directed three of her own plays and produced Margaret Laurena Kemp's, Creative Instructions.

One of the many charitable organizations Keymáh supports includes The Keymáh Cultural Fund. She has established scholarships at FAMU and Meharry Medical College. Her honors include the following: inducted into the HBCU Hall of Fame (2012), The HistoryMakers® (2004), The Chicago African American History Makers® (2004), Who's Who Among Black Americans (1991-present), FAMU Millennium Award (100 Most Influential FAMUans of the Century, 2000), various performing, filmmaking and civic awards (1985-present), Miss Black Illinois, a honorary doctorate degree from FAMU and 1st Runner-Up to Miss Black America. She is a member of Beta Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theata Sorority, Inc.

Keymáh is the author of Some of My Best Friends: A Collection of Characters, the book version of the stage show she performed for ten years, and Natural Woman/Natural Hair: A Hair Journey - Hairstyles and Hairstories from the Front with Simple, Step-by-Step Instructions on Taking Care of your Natural Hair, an instructional hair care manual with anecdotes on her experiences as one of the first black actresses to wear her hair naturally on primetime television.

Her new upcoming shows are "Don't Get Me Started" and "An Evening with T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh."

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